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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2019
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Baozhen Li, South Burlington, VT (US);
Chih-Chao Yang, Glenmont, NY (US);
Andrew Tae Kim, Orangevale, CA (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/768 (2006.01); H01L 23/532 (2006.01); H01L 21/3213 (2006.01); H01L 23/522 (2006.01); H01L 23/528 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/76892 (2013.01); H01L 21/32133 (2013.01); H01L 21/32139 (2013.01); H01L 21/76805 (2013.01); H01L 21/76843 (2013.01); H01L 21/76877 (2013.01); H01L 23/5226 (2013.01); H01L 23/5283 (2013.01); H01L 23/53238 (2013.01);
Abstract
An interconnection for a device in an integrated circuit includes a substrate on which a first metal line is embedded in a first dielectric layer. A via gouge is etched in the first metal line. A second dielectric layer is deposited over the first metal line and the first dielectric layer. A first via recess is etch through the second dielectric layer where the first via recess aligned to the via gouge. A second metal layer is deposited in the first via recess and the via gouge, forming a first via.